Structure and expression of an arabidopsis acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase gene

ABSTRACT

An Arabidopsis acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) gene has been isolated and sequenced. The 10 kb gene encodes a 251 kD cytosolic ACCase isozyme. The nucleic acid sequence of the gene is set forth in SEQ ID No. 1 and has been accorded GenBank Accession No. L27074. The cDNA sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of the cDNA are set forth in SEQ ID Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. By controlling expression of the gene of the present invention, carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA may be controlled. Thus, by introducing constructs of the gene of the present invention in sense or anti-sense orientation, carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA may be increased or decreased. Consequently, fatty acid synthesis and elongation in plants and seeds which depends on malonyl-CoA may also be controlled.

Work on this invention was sponsored in part by National Science Foundation Grant DCB 90-05290 and the Midwest Plant Biotechnology Consortium. The Government may have certain rights in the invention.

This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/248,630, filed May 24, 1994, now abandoned.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to an Arabidopsis acetyl-CoA carboxylase and more particularly, an acetyl-CoA carboxylase gene and its use in controlling the carboxylation of acetyl-CoA.

    ______________________________________     GENBANK ACCESSION INFORMATION     GENE            ACCESSION NO.     ______________________________________     Arabidopsis ACCase                     L27074     ______________________________________

BIOLOGICAL DEPOSITS

The following Table sets forth the deposits made with the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), 12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Md. 20852, under the terms of the Budapest Treaty and accorded ATCC Accession No.:

    ______________________________________               Nucleotide  ATCC     Subclone Name               Position    Accession No.                                       Date of Deposit     ______________________________________     ACCA      Start codon to                           75760       April 28, 1994               1509 (plus               adjacent 5'               region)     ACCB      1059 to 2825                           75761       April 28, 1994     ACCC      2825 to 5797                           75762       April 28, 1994     ACCD      5797 to 9142                           75763       April 28, 1994     ACCE      9142 to stop                           75764       April 28, 1994               codon (plus               adjacent 3'               region)     ______________________________________

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase, EC 6.4.1.2) catalyzes the ATP-dependent carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA. This reaction occurs in two steps, carboxylation of a biotin prosthetic group using HCO₃ as a carboxyl donor, followed by a transfer of the carboxyl group from biotin to acetyl-CoA. The biotin carboxylase, carboxyl transferase, and biotin components of ACCase are each associated with different polypeptides in prokaryotes. Samols, D. et al., J. Biol. Chem. 263:6461-6464 (1988). In contrast, ACCase of non-plant eukaryotes is comprised of multimers of a single multi-functional polypeptide. In plants, evidence for both prokaryotic type ACCase (Kannangara, C. G. et al., Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 152:83-91 (1972); Nikolau, B. J. et al., "The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase and Other Biotin Enzymes," In N Murata, C Somerville, eds, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Membrane and Storage Lipids of Plants, American Society of Plant Physiologists, Rockville, Md. pp. 138-149 (1993) and Sasaki, Y. et al., J. Biol. Chem. 268:25118-25123 (1993)) and a eukaryotic type (Harwood, J. L., Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 39:101-138 (1988)) has been obtained.

The malonyl-CoA produced by ACCase is used in a wide variety of reactions and pathways in plants, including fatty acid synthesis and elongation (Harwood, J. L., Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 39:101-138 (1988)), flavonoid synthesis (Ebel, J. et al., Eur. J Biochem. 75:201-209 (1977) and Ebel, J. et al., Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 232:240-248 (1984)), malonation of the ethylene precursor aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (Liu, Y. et al., Planta 158:437-441 (1983); Kionka, C. et al., Planta 162:226-235 (1984)) and malonation of amino acids and glycosides. Malonyl-CoA must be available in multiple subcellular locations because some of these reactions such as fatty acid synthesis, occur in the plastid while others, such as flavonoid synthesis and fatty acid elongation, occur outside the plastid. For example, very long chain fatty acids are components of plasma membrane lipids (Cahoon, E. B. et al., Plant Physiol. 95:58-68 (1991)) and are also needed for synthesis of cuticular waxes to cover the surface of both aerial and underground tissues. Harwood, J. L., Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 39:101-138 (1988). These very long chain fatty acids are synthesized outside the plastid by elongation of 16 or 18 carbon fatty acids exported from the plastid. Malonyl-CoA for the elongation reactions must be present in the cytosol, and is presumably provided by a cytosolic ACCase.

Malonyl-CoA must also be available in greatly differing amounts with respect to time and tissue. For example, increased amounts of malonyl-CoA are needed for fatty acid synthesis in developing seeds of species which store large quantities of triacylglycerols. Post-Beitenmiller, D. et al., "Regulation of Plant Lipid Biosynthesis: An Example of Developmental Regulation Superimposed on a Ubiquitous Pathway," In DPS Verma, ed, Control of Plant Gene Expression, CRC press, Boca Raton, Fla. pp. 157-174 (1993). In floral tissue, malonyl-CoA is used in the chalcone synthase reaction for synthesis of the flavonoid pigments which constitute up to 15% of the dry weight of this tissue. Goodwin, T. W. et al., "Introduction to Plant Biochemistry," 2nd ed., Pergamon Press New York, p. 545 (1983). In some tissues, ACCase might provide malonyl-CoA constitutively to produce fatty acids for membrane synthesis and maintenance, while providing a "burst" of malonyl-CoA for only a short period to synthesize flavonoids during exposure to UV light (Ebel, J. et al., Eur J Biochem. 75:201-209 (1977)) or during fungal pathogen attack. Ebel, J. et al., Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 232:240-248 (1984).

Various observations have led to the belief that ACCase is the rate-limiting enzyme for oilseed fatty acid synthesis. Analysis of substrate and product pool sizes has implicated ACCase in the light/dark regulation of fatty acid synthesis in spinach leaves and chloroplasts. Post-Beitenmiller, D. et al., J. Biol. Chem. 266:1858-1865 (1991) and Post-Beitenmiller, D. et al., Plant Physiol. 100:923-930 (1992). ACCase may also be the site of feedback inhibition of fatty acid synthesis in tobacco suspension cells supplemented with exogenous fatty acids. Shintani, D. K. et al., Plant Physiol. 102:S-11 (1993). Furthermore, ACCase activity increases in association with lipid deposition in developing seeds of oilseed crops. Simcox, P. D. et al., Canada J. Bot. 57:1008-1014 (1979); Turnham, E. et al., Biochem. J. 212:223-229 (1983); Charles et al., Phytochem. 25:55-59 (1986) and Deerburg, S. et al, Planta 180:440-444 (1990). ACCase therefore appears to have a very important regulatory role in plant fatty acid synthesis.

It would thus be desirable to provide a gene encoding acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase). It would also be desirable to control the carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA. It would further be desirable to control the carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA by controlling the expression of a gene encoding ACCase. It would further be desirable to acquire long-term control of the carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA by genetically altering plants. It would also be desirable to control fatty acid synthesis and elongation in plants and seeds by controlling the expression of a gene encoding ACCase. It would further be desirable to control fatty acid synthesis and elongation in plants and seeds without employing foreign chemicals. It would also be desirable to control the production of plant secondary metabolites.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An Arabidopsis acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) gene has been isolated and sequenced. The 10 kb gene encodes a 251 kD cytosolic ACCase isozyme. The nucleic acid sequence of the gene is set forth in SEQ ID No. 1 and the gene has been accorded GenBank Accession No. L27074. Applicants have made a deposit of the entire Arabidopsis acetyl Co-A carboxylase gene divided into five SacI subclones in pBluescript KS⁺, with the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), 12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Md. 20852, under the terms of the Budapest Treaty. The five plasmid deposits have all been accorded an acceptance date of Apr. 28, 1994. The subclones are named ACCA, ACCB, ACCC, ACCD and ACCE, and accorded ATCC Acession Nos. 75760, 75761, 75762, 75763 and 75764, respectively. ACCA includes the SacI fragment from the start codon to nucleotide position 1509 of the ACCase gene, plus the adjacent 5' region. ACCB includes the SacI fragment from nucleotide position 1509 to 2825 of the ACCase gene. ACCC includes the SacI fragment from nucleotide position 2825 to 5797 of the ACCase gene. ACCD includes the SacI fragment from nucleotide position 5797 to 9142 of the ACCase gene. ACCE includes the SacI fragment from nucleotide position 9142 to the stop codon of the ACCase gene, plus the adjacent 3' region. Samples of the deposited material will be made available to the public upon issuance of a U.S. patent based on the present specification. The deposits will be maintained without restriction in the ATCC depository, which is a public depository, for a period of 30 years, or 5 years after the most recent request, or for the effective life of the patent, whichever is longer, and will be replaced if the deposits become depleted or nonviable during that period.

The cDNA of the Arabidopsis ACCase gene and deduced amino acid sequence of the cDNA are set forth in SEQ ID Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. By controlling expression of the gene of the present invention, carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA may be controlled. Thus, by introducing constructs of the gene of the present invention in sense or anti-sense orientation, carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA may be increased or decreased. Consequently, fatty acid synthesis and elongation in plants and seeds which is dependent on malonyl-CoA may also be controlled. Secondary metabolite production in plants which is also dependent on acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA may also be controlled. Moreover, long-term control of the carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA may be obtained by genetically altering plants with the sequences of the present invention.

Additional objects, advantages, and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description and appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The various advantages of the present invention will become apparent to one skilled in the art by reading the following specification and subjoined claims and by referencing the following drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a map of the Arabidopsis ACCase gene of the present invention;

FIGS. 2A and 2B set forth the amino acid sequences of the Arabidopsis ACCase gene of the present invention compared to the alfalfa ACCase amino acid sequence;

FIG. 3 is a photograph of an Arabidopsis genomic DNA blot; and

FIG. 4 is a photograph of an RNase protection analysis of RNA from Arabidopsis tissues.

DESCRIPTION OF SEQUENCE LISTING

SEQ ID No. 1 is the nucleotide sequence of the genomic DNA of the Arabidopsis ACCase of the present invention.

SEQ ID No. 2 is the deduced cDNA of the Arabidopsis ACCase gene of the present invention.

SEQ ID No. 3 is the deduced amino acid sequence of the nucleotide sequence of Sequence SEQ ID No. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

An Arabidopsis acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) gene has been isolated and sequenced, and the genomic DNA sequence is set forth in SEQ ID No. 1. The cDNA of the gene and deduced amino acid sequence of the cDNA are set forth in SEQ ID Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. It has been shown that the gene of the present invention is ubiquitously expressed, the gene product being found in diverse plant tissues. The sequences of the present invention may therefore be used to generally increase and decrease the carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA in plants. A method of controlling carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA is thus provided by the present invention.

The methods of the present invention generally comprise the step of introducing in sense or antisense orientation the ACCase gene described herein into a plant cell and growing the cell into a plant. The ACCase gene in sense or antisense orientation may be fused to a gene or fragment thereof which allows the ACCase gene to be transported and expressed in a plant cell. The ACCase gene in sense or anti-sense orientation in combination with the gene or gene fragment is referred to as a "construct" herein. It will be appreciated that the constructs of the present invention may contain any regulatory elements necessary and known to those skilled in the art for expression of the ACCase gene in either orientation. For example, constructs prepared with either seed-specific promoters such as the napin seed storage protein promoter of rapeseed, or with a constitutive promoter such as the cauliflower mosaic virus 35 S promoter, are contemplated by the present invention. Seed-specific promoters may be more desirable and effective in altering seed oil amounts or composition because possible deleterious effects in the plant may be avoided. The constitutive promoter, however, may be more effective in, for example, engineering general herbicide resistance in the whole plant.

Because malonyl-CoA is required for fatty acid synthesis and elongation in plants and seeds, the present invention also provides a method of controlling plant and seed fatty acid synthesis and elongation. Increasing seed fatty acid synthesis by overexpressing the ACCase gene is useful in increasing oil content of rapeseed, soybean, or other oilseed crops. Decreasing seed fatty acid synthesis by decreasing ACCase gene expression is also useful in producing "low-fat" seeds such as low-fat peanuts. Since fatty acid synthesis takes place primarily in the plastid, a construct which includes the cytosolic ACCase gene described herein in sense orientation, fused to a gene fragment encoding a plant plastid transit peptide is also provided by the present invention. This allows the ACCase polypeptide to be transported into the plastid. The cytosolic ACCase protein described herein may differ significantly from the endogenous plastid ACCase protein, and therefore may be less subject to endogenous regulatory controls. A more effective increase in ACCase activity in the plastid thus results when the cytosolic ACCase gene of the present invention is expressed, compared to overexpression of the authentic plastid ACCase gene.

Increasing seed fatty acid elongation by overexpressing the gene described herein is also useful in increasing the content of very long chain fatty acids such as erucic acid in the seed oil of rapeseed, Crambe, and other oilseed plants. This is desirable because erucic acid and its derivatives can be used in making lubricants, plasticizers and nylons, and has other industrial uses as well. Battey, J. F. et al., Trends in Biotech. 7:122-125 (1989). Although erucic acid has important industrial uses, it may not be healthy for human consumption in food products. Therefore, reducing fatty acid elongation, and thereby reducing erucic acid content, by decreasing the expression of cytosolic ACCase genes through anti-sense RNA methods, is also desirable. This may result in seed oil of rapeseed, mustard, Crambe and other oilseed plants that is suitable for human consumption because of the reduced content of erucic acid, eicosenoic acid and other very long chain fatty acids. In addition, anti-sense RNA approaches have been successful in reducing expression of heterologous genes that are substantially different from the gene in the construct. Salehuzzaman et al., Plant Mol. Biol. Biol. 23:947-962 (1993). Therefore, an anti-sense RNA construct prepared with the Arabidopsis gene described herein may be useful in decreasing expression of ACCase genes from plant species other than Arabidopsis.

ACCase is also the target for herbicides of the aryloxyphenoxy propionate and cyclohexanedione families. Burton, J. D. et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 148:1039-1044 (1987). The ACCase of some monocots such as corn is far more susceptible to these herbicides than is the ACCase of dicot species. Therefore, overexpression of the ACCase gene of the present invention from the dicot Arabidopsis in plastids of susceptible species like corn, may result in herbicide resistance in the desired species. Herbicides would thus be useful in controlling monocot weeds in fields of the genetically engineered plant species.

As previously discussed, acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA are precursors of various plant secondary metabolites. Thus, increasing expression of the ACCase gene of the present invention increases the amount of malonyl-CoA available for synthesis of flavonoids, isoflavonoids, and other secondary metabolites. Conversely, decreasing expression of the ACCase gene of the present invention may decrease the amount of malonyl-CoA present and increase the amount of acetyl-CoA present. Thus, altering expression of the ACCase gene of the present invention could favorably alter the amount of acetyl-CoA or malonyl-CoA available for production of secondary plant products, many of which have value in plant protection against pathogens, or for medicinal or other uses. Furthermore, it is not necessary that these products be naturally present in plants. For example, bacterial genes may be introduced into plants to produce polyhydroxybutyrate which can be used to synthesize biodegradable plastics. Poirier Y. et al., Science 256:520-524 (1992). Since acetyl-CoA is a precursor for this product, increasing the acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA ratio by decreasing ACCase gene expression may allow more carbon flux into polyhydroxybutyrate production thereby resulting in higher yields of polyhydroxybutyrate.

It will be appreciated that the methods of the present invention further include introducing the constructs of the present invention including the sense or antisense orientation of the gene of the present invention, into a plant cell, and growing the cell into a callus and then into a plant; or, alternatively, breeding a transgenic plant produced from the above method with a second plant to form an F1 or higher hybrid (e.g. F2). Transgenic plants are therefore produced by the methods of the present invention and are also contemplated by the present invention.

As referred to herein, the term "gene" is meant a nucleic acid, either genomic or synthetic, which encodes a protein product. The term "nucleic acid" is intended to mean natural and synthetic linear and sequential arrays of nucleotides and nucleosides, e.g. in cDNA, genomic DNA (gDNA), mRNA, and RNA, oligonucleotides, oligonucleosides, and derivatives thereof. The term "sense orientation" as used herein refers to the orientation of a gene such that its RNA transcript, following removal of introns, is translatable into the polypeptide product of the gene. The term "antisense orientation" is used to mean the opposite orientation of a gene such that its transcript is complementary to the normal transcript of the gene when in sense orientation. In addition, the term "encoding" is intended to mean that the subject nucleic acid may be transcribed and translated into either the desired polypeptide or the subject protein in an appropriate expression system, e.g. when the subject nucleic acid is linked to appropriate control sequences such as promoter and enhancer elements in a suitable vector (e.g. an expression vector) and when the vector is introduced into an appropriate system or cell. It will thus be appreciated that the present invention includes vectors comprising the sequences of the present invention.

By "substantially represented by" or "substantially complementary to" as used herein is meant any variation therein does not impair the funtionability of the sequence to any significant degree. By "substantially as shown" or "substantially similar" with respect to a nucleic acid is meant sufficiently similar in structure or sequence to encode the desired polypeptide or gene product, or with respect to a polypeptide, sufficiently similar in structure or sequence to serve its principal function. The terms "oilseed plant" and "oilseed crop" are used interchangeably herein and refer to those plants and crops known to those skilled in the art as part of the oilseed variety, including but not limited to rapeseed, soybean, Crambe, mustard, castor bean, peanut, sesame, cottonseed, linseed, sunflower and gold of pleasure.

The term "capable of hybridizing under stringent conditions" is used to mean annealing a first nucleic acid to a second nucleic acid under stringent conditions (defined below). For example, the first nucleic acid may be a test sample, and the second nucleic acid may be a portion of the nucleic acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID No. 1. Hybridization of the first and second nucleic acids is conducted under stringent conditions, e.g., high temperature and/or low salt content, which tend to disfavor hybridization of dissimilar nucleotide sequences. A suitable protocol involves hybridization in 5 X SSC, at 65° C. in aqueous solution or 42° C. in formamide, followed by washing with 0.1 X SSC, at 65° C. in aqueous solution. (Other experimental conditions for controlling stringency are described in Maniatis, T., et al., Molecular Cloning; A Laboratory Manual, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory, Cold Springs, N.Y., 1982, at pages 387-389; and also in Sambrook, J. et al., Molecular Cloning; A Laboratory Manual, Second Edition, Volume 2, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory, Cold Springs, N.Y., at pages 8.46-8.47 (1989)). It will be appreciated, however, that although reference herein is made to nucleic acids capable of hybridizing under stringent conditions, hybridization in the practice of the present invention need not actually be conducted under such conditions.

The following Specific Example and Discussion further explains the present invention.

SPECIFIC EXAMPLE I Materials and Methods

Isolation and Sequence Analysis of Genomic Clones. To obtain an ACCase probe, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was carried out with a coriander endosperm cDNA library (Cahoon, 1993). Degenerate primers were prepared to two peptides conserved in ACCase of rat, chicken and Cyclotella: VEIKFR and FADLHD, corresponding to residues 2038 to 2043 and 2102 to 2107 of FIG. 2B. A 207 bp PCR product with identity to known ACCase sequences was obtained and used to screen an Arabidopsis thaliana Ecotype Columbia λgem 11 genomic library (provided by Carrie Schnieder and Chris Somerville of the Camagie Institute of Washington, Standford, Calif.). One positive clone was obtained by screening 1.6 X 10⁵ plaques. A restriction fragment of this clone was used to reprobe the same filters and four additional positive clones were obtained. The same genomic library was subsequently screened with a restriction fragment of an alfalfa ACCase cDNA (Shorrosh, B. S. et al., PNAS (USA) (in press) (1994)) and six more positive clones were obtained. Restriction mapping plus partial sequence analysis of overlapping regions revealed that these 11 clones all represented the same gene and that none contained the entire ACCase coding region (not shown). Two overlapping clones (ACC-2 and ACC-7 of FIG. 1) were then sequenced extensively to determine the coding region. All of the coding region included in ACC-7 was sequenced, and the remainder of the coding region was obtained from ACC-2. Both strands of the coding region were sequenced in entirety as subcones in pBluescript KS⁺ (Stratagene) using either dideoxy chain termination with the Sequence kit (U.S. Biochemical) or a dye-primer method through the Michigan State University sequencing facility.

cDNA Synthesis. To confirm the identity of the ACCase start methionine, a cDNA which included the surrounding region was synthesized and sequenced. First strand cDNA was synthesized with Moloney Murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase using five μg Arabidopsis total RNA and a 17-mer primer (JO177) corresponding to the region encoding asparagine 354 to valine 359 of FIG. 2A. Double stranded cDNA was then synthesized by PCR with the first stand cDNA as template, using JO177 and a primer (JO190) from the 5' non-translated region of the ACCase gene. An aliquot of this PCR product was used in a second round of PCR with JP190 and a 3' primer (JO191) corresponding to the region encoding leucine 177 to serine 182 of FIG. 2A. First strand cDNA synthesis and PCR reactions were done under conditions similar to those described in Shorrosh, B. S. et al., PNAS (USA) (in press) (1994). The resulting PCR product was sequenced and found to be identical to the corresponding genomic DNA sequence except that the first intron of FIG. 2A was missing in the cDNA sequence as expected. In both the genomic DNA and cDNA sequences, an in-frame stop codon was observed 15 bp upstream from the start methionine of FIG. 2A.

Genomic DNA Blot Analysis. Ten μg of Arabidopsis genomic DNA were digested with Bg/II, EcoRI, HindIII, or SacI, electrophoresed in a 0.8% agarose gel and blotted to Zetaprobe nylon membrane (Biorad) in 0.4 N NaOH. The probe was a random hexamer-labelled 1316 bp SacI fragment of the ACCase gene (probe 1 of FIG. 1). Hybridization was carried out in 5 X SSC, 0.05 X blotto (Sambrook, J. et al., Molecular Cloning. A Laboratory Manual, Ed2. Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Springs Harbor, N.Y. (1989)) at 55° C. for 16 hours. The blot was washed twice for 30 minutes each in 0.2 X SSC, 0.1% SDS at 55° C.

RNase Protection Analysis. Plasmid pBluescript KS⁺ containing a 3345 bp SacI fragment of the ACCase gene was linearized with Bg/II and a 643 nucleotide ³² P-labelled RNA probe was synthesized with T3 polymerase using the materials and procedure of a Maxiscript kit (Ambion). The RNA probe contained 527 nucleotides from the ACCase gene (corresponding to probe 2 in FIG. 1). with the remainder from the vector polylinker. RNase protection assays were done using an RPA II kit (Ambion). The labelled RNA probe was hybridized at 45° C. for 16 hours with 5 μg of total RNA from Arabidopsis root, leaf, silique (including seed), or seed. Following hybridization, digestion with RNase A and T1 was done and labelled, protected RNA was resolved in a 5% polyacrylamide, 8M urea gel. Control assays were done with 10 μg each of Torulla yeast RNA, with or without the RNase digestion. The RNA was isolated from 5 to 7 week old Arabidopsis plants grown in soil in continuous light. The isolation procedure of Hall, T. C. et al., PNAS (USA) 75:3196-3200 (1978) was followed except that developing seed was homogenized in a microfuge tube with a minipestle.

Results

ACCase Sequence Characterization. Eleven Arabidopsis ACCase clones were obtained by screening a genomic library with a coriander ACCase PCR product or by screening with a restriction fragment of an alfalfa ACCase cDNA. Two overlapping clones ACC-2 and ACC-7 were sequenced to determine the entire ACCase coding region, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2A and 2B. In FIG. 1, introns are shown as solid bars and the following letters represent sites of restriction enzymes used in DNA blot analysis: B=Bg/II, E=EcoRI, H=HindIII and S=SacI. Probes 1 and 2 shown in FIG. 1, were used in genomic DNA blot analysis and in RNase protection assays, respectively. The nucleic acid sequence of the gene is set forth in SEQ ID No. 1. The deduced cDNA of the gene is set forth in SEQ ID No. 2 and the deduced amino acid sequence of the cDNA is set forth in SEQ ID No. 3.

To ensure that these clones represented the same gene, 940 bp of the overlapping region, including 4 introns, were sequenced from both clones and found to be identical. Thirty introns were identified by comparing the Arabidopsis gene with an alfalfa ACCase cDNA sequence, which is shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. In FIGS. 2A and 2B, the alfalfa sequence (Shorrosh, B. S. et al., PNAS (USA) (in press) (1994)) is shown only where different from Arabidopsis. Adjacent underlined residues indicate an intron located between codons. Single underlined residues indicate an intron located within a codon.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the Arabidopsis ACCase amino acid sequence was identical to the alfalfa sequence across most introns. Furthermore, the exon/intron border junctions fit the consensus sequence n/gt . . . ag/n (Goodall, G. J. et al., EMBO J. 10:2635-2644 (1991)) for 29 or 30 introns. The remaining intron, the 15th from the 5'0 end, used gc rather than gt at the 5' junction. This border sequence, though rare, has been observed previously in other Arabidopsis introns, evident from a table of 569 Arabidopsis introns as compiled by Mike Cherry and posted in Arabidopsis E-mail network, Sep. 13, 1993. The introns ranged in size from 73 bp to 180 bp and averaged 94 bp.

The Arabidopsis ACCase gene encoded a 2254 amino acid polypeptide with a calculated molecular mass of 251 kd and a pl of 6.0. In several previous studies, ACCase purified from plants comprised a homodimer of >200 kD subunits (Egin-Buhler, B. et al., Eur. J Biochem. 133:335-339 (1983)), consistent with the deduced molecular mass of the Arabidopsis polypeptide determined here. Biotin is covalently bound to a lysine residue flanked by methionine residues in most biotin-containing polypeptides so far sequenced. This MKM consensus sequence was identified in Arabidopsis ACCase at residues 710 to 712. As shown in FIG. 2A, the asterik at position 711 marks the biotin binding site. Proline residues were observed 27 to 35 positions upstream from this biotin binding site, similar to previous observations with ACCase of other eukaryotes. These double proline residues are proposed to form a hinge which allows the HCO₃ ⁻ binding site to approach the biotin binding site, thus facilitating carboxyl transfer. Samols, D. et al., J Biol. Chem. 263:6461-6464 (1988). Regions of the ACCase primary structure proposed to be involved in the binding of ATP, carboxybiotin, and acetyl-CoA (Al-Feel, W. et al., PNAS (USA) 89:4534-4538 (1992); Li, S-J. et al., J Biol. Chem. 267:855-863 (1992) and Li, S-J. et al., J. Biol. Chem. 267:16841-16847 (1992)) were also located in the Arabidopsis sequence. The proposed ATP, carboxybiotin and acetyl-CoA binding sites are shown, respectively, as three boxed regions from N-terminus to C-terminus, in FIGS. 2A and 2B. The start methionine shown in FIG. 2A was initially identified based on its surrounding nucleotide sequence (ACAATGGCT) which fit the consensus sequence for higher plant start methionines. Joshi, C. P., Nucleic Acids Res. 15:6643-6653 (1987) and Lutcke, H.A. et al., EMBO J. 6:43-48 (1987). Sequencing 560 bp upstream revealed no other methionines which conformed well to the consensus sequence. To confirm the identity of the start methionine, a cDNA which included the surrounding region was synthesized and sequenced. An in-frame stop codon was observed 15 bp upstream from the start methionine in both the genomic and cDNA sequences. The position of the start methionine is conserved with that of the alfalfa ACCase start methionine which is also known to be authentic because of in-frame upstream stop condons in the cDNA sequence. Shorrosh, B. S. et al., PNAS (USA) (in press) (1994). Features of higher plant chloroplast transit peptides (Keegstra, K. et al., Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. BioL 40:471-501 (1989)) were not evident in the Arabidopsis sequence. Acidic residues, rare in transit peptides, were observed at positions 19, 25 and 26. Sequence identity with cytosolic ACCase of chicken and rat was observed as near as 20 residues from the start methionine, with too few residues remaining to comprise a typical transit peptide of 30 to 70 residues. Other characteristics of transit peptides, such as very abundant serine and threonine residues, were also absent.

The Arabidopsis ACCase amino acid sequence was compared with ACCase sequences of diverse organisms, including alfalfa (Shorrosh, B. S. etal., PNAS (USA) (in press) (1994)), yeast (Al-Feel, W. et al., PNAS (USA) 89:45344538 (1992)), rat (Lopez-Casillas, F. et al., PNAS (USA) 85:5784-5788 (1988)), chicken (Takai, T. et al., J. Biol. Chem. 263:2651-2657 (1988)) and Cyclotella (Roessler, P. G. et al., J. Biol. Chem. 268:19254-19259 (1993)). The GCG Gap program (Devereux, J. etal., Nucleic Acids Res. 12:387-395 (1984)) was used with values of 5.0 and 0.3 for gap weight and gap length, respectively. As shown in Table 1 below, substantial identity was found in the N-terminal region containing the biotin carboxylase domain and the biotin binding site. Considerable identity was also observed in the C-terminal regions which includes the carboxyl transferase domain. In contrast, much less identity was found in the central third of the primary structure. Arabidopsis ACCase had 80% amino acid sequence identity overall in comparison with alfalfa ACCase, and about 40% identity with ACCase of rat, chicken, yeast and the alga Cyclotella. Rat liver ACCase is regulated by reversible phosphorylation. Kim, K-H. et al., FASEB J. 3:2250-2256 (1989). None of the 7 serine residues known to be phosphorylated in the rat enzyme are present in Arabidopsis ACCase.

                  TABLE 1     ______________________________________     ACCase Amino Acid Sequence Comparisons             Arabidopsis ACCase Amino Acid     Source    1-762   763-1546   1547-2254                                          Total     ______________________________________     Alfalfa   89%     73%        78%     80%     Yeast     50%     27%        48%     42%     Rat       51%     25%        47%     41%     Chicken   51%     24%        46%     40%     Cytclotella               47%     21%        46%     39%     ______________________________________

Partial sequences of 1306 and 546 residues for maize and wheat ACCase are also available (Ashton et al., unpublished GenBank sequences S34636; S35959). These monocot ACCase sequences have 62% and 69% identity, respectively, with the corresponding regions of Arabidopsis ACCase. Over these same regions, alfalfa ACCase has 74% and 78% identity with the Arabidopsis enzyme.

Genomic DNA Blot Analysis. An Arabidopsis genomic DNA blot was probed with a 1316 bp SacI fragment from the biotin carboxylase region of the ACCase gene, shown as probe 1 of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a photograph of the DNA blot. Restriction enzymes used were Bg/II, EcoRI, HindIII and SacI, shown as B, E, H and S, respectively, in FIG. 3. Approximate sizes in kb are given on the left of FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the probe contained one internal EcoRI site. Expected band(s) of the correct size were observed in each lane. In addition, a less prominent unexpected band was clearly visible in the Bg/II, Hind/III and SacI lanes, suggesting the presence of a second ACCase gene. With the HindIII digest, the second band was smaller in size than the expected band, thus ruling out any artifact resulting from a partial digest. To further confirm the presence of a second Arabidopsis ACCase gene, a second blot was prepared with the same restriction enzymes and probed with an 1152 bp Bg/I/SacI fragment from the carboxyl transferase region, corresponding to the region encoding serine 1585 to aspartate 1969 (see FIG. 2B). One extra band was again observed in some lanes (not shown), further suggesting the presence of a second gene. Similar evidence for two Arabidopsis ACCase genes has been obtained independently. Yanai, Y. et al., Plant Physiol. 102:S-70 (1993).

RNase Protection Assays. The presence of two cross-hybridizing Arabidopsis ACCase genes seemed likely to complicate RNA blot analysis. Therefore, RNase protection assays, rather than RNA blots were done to assess tissue-specific expression of the cloned ACCase gene. Only RNA transcripts from the cloned gene should be detected with this assay, since even single base mismatches in the hybrid would be cleaved during RNase treatment. Myers, R. M. et al., Science 230:1242-1246 (1985). FIG. 4 is a photograph of the RNase protection analysis.

The labelled RNA probe was from the carboxyl transferase region of the Arabidopsis ACCase gene, shown as probe 2 in FIG. 1. Controls were 10 μg of Torulla yeast RNA with (shown as Y1 in FIG. 4) or without (shown as Y2 in FIG. 4), the RNase treatment. Arabidopsis total RNA (5 μg) from root, leaf, silique or seed was used, represented as R, L, S and Sd, respectively, in FIG. 4. Film exposure times were 2 hours for Y2 and 6 days for all other samples. Sizes in nucelotides are shown on the right of FIG. 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, RNA from Arabidopsis root, leaf, silique and seed all showed protection by the ACCase probe. The protected fragment was smaller than the probe as expected, since the probe included additional sequence from the vector polylinker. The yeast control RNA showed no protection.

DISCUSSION

The studies described above provide two lines of evidence that multiple ACCase genes exist in Arabidopsis. First, the cloned Arabidopsis gene does not appear to have a transit peptide sequence, suggesting that it encodes a cytosolic ACCase isozyme. Because fatty acid synthesis occurs primarily in the plastid and isolated chloroplasts possess ACCase activity sufficient to support in vivo rates of fatty acid synthesis (Laing, W. A. et al., FEBS Lett. 144:341-344 (1982)) another gene(s) encoding a plastid ACCase isozyme must exist. Consistent with this expectation, ACCase has been partially purified from isolated plastids. Finlayson, S. A. et al., Arch. Biochem Biophys. 225:576-585 (1983). Second, the genomic DNA blot analysis suggests the presence of two related Arabidopsis ACCase genes. Whether the additional gene encodes a plastid ACCase isozyme, or rather another cytosolic isozyme is yet to be determined. The observation of multiple ACCase genes is consistent with previous biochemical studies. Two maize ACCase isozymes were purified, only one of which was detected in chloroplasts. Egli, M. A. et al., Plant Physiol. 101:499-506 (1993). It seems likely that the maize isozymes are encoded by two genes because polyclonal antibodies to one isozyme did not cross-react well with the other isozyme. Other possible explanations for the two maize isozymes, such as proteolytic processing of a single gene product, alternate splicing of RNA from the same gene, or use of alternate start condons to generate two polypeptides from the same gene would result in polypeptides sharing much structural identity, and substantial antibody cross-reactivity would thus have been observed. An ACCase complex of 91 kD, 87 kD and 35 kD subunits was recently proposed for pea chloroplasts. Sasaki, Y. et al., J. Biol. Chem. 268:25118-25123 (1993). If a similar complex is present in Arabidopsis, then additional genes besides the one described herein would be needed to encode the small polypeptides.

The Arabidopsis ACCase gene message was detected in all tissues examined, including both vegetative and reproductive tissues. This ubiquitous expression is not surprising considering the need for malonyl-CoA in the cytosol of all cells. As discussed in the Background, very long chain fatty acids are components of plasma membrane lipids (Cahoon, E. B. et al., Plant Physiol. 95:58-68 (1991)) and are also needed for synthesis of cuticular waxes to cover the surface of both aerial and underground tissues. Harwood, J. L., Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 39:101-138 (1988). These very long chain fatty acids are synthesized outside the plastid by elongation of 16 or 18 carbon fatty acids exported from the plastid. Malonyl-CoA for the elongation reactions must be present in the cytosol, and is presumably provided by a cytosolic ACCase. Detection of the cytosolic ACCase gene message in developing seed is also reasonable because Arabidopsis, like numerous Brassicacea species, contains the very long chain fatty acids eicosenoic (20:1) and erucic (22:1) in seed storage triacylglycerols (James, D. W. et al., Theor Appl. Genet 80:241-245 (1990)), and these fatty acids are also synthesized by elongation of oleic acid exported from the plastid. Pollard, M. R. et al., Plant Physiol. 66:649-655 (1980). Anti-sense RNA experiments with tissue-specific promoters utilizing the sequences of the present invention, may further define the precise functions in each tissue for the cytosolic ACCase isozyme described herein. Somers, D. A. etal., Plant Physiol. 101:1097-1101 (1993) reported that one ACCase gene product was present in both leaf and seed in maize. It was the major ACCase isozyme in both tissues and was concluded to be involved in fatty acid biosynthesis for both membranes and seed embryo triacylglycerol. The maize gene of Sommers et al. therefore encodes a plastid ACCase isozyme and does not correspond to the cytosolic ACCase gene of the present invention.

The ubiquitous expression of the Arabidopsis ACCase gene of the present invention differs from that of an alfalfa cytosolic ACCase gene. The alfalfa gene message was not detected in alfalfa suspension culture cells except when induced with fungal elicitors. Shorrosh, B.S. et al., PNAS (USA) (in press) (1994). Perhaps the primary role of the alfalfa gene is to provide malonyl-CoA for isoflavonoid synthesis when needed for the plant defense system, and at other times this gene is not expressed. Alternatively, the alfalfa gene could be expressed in unelicited cells at a basal level too low to be readily detected by RNA blot analysis which is less sensitive than the RNase protection method decribed herein. Extensive analyses and comparisons of the promoters of these two genes may reveal differences that explain the different expression pattems.

The amino acid sequence comparisons revealed that Arabidopsis ACCase has lower sequence identity with wheat or maize ACCase than with alfalfa ACCase. Since the wheat and maize sequences are not complete, it can not be determined whether they represent plastid or cytosolic ACCase isozymes. Therefore it is not known if the lesser sequence identity reflects primarily differences between dicot versus monocot cytosolic ACCase, or rather reflects structural differences between plastid and cytosolic ACCase isozymes. Because of the different environments (e.g. different pH and Mg2⁺ !) in the plastid versus the cytosol of plant cells, substantial structural differences in the isozymes from these locations might be expected.

As discussed above, ACCase has an important regulatory role in plant fatty acid synthesis and elongation. Thus, the ACCase gene described herein provides a basis to further examine plant and seed oil production, plant secondary metabolite production and herbicide resistance.

Those skilled in the art can now appreciate from the foregoing description that the broad teachings of the present invention can be implemented in a variety of forms. Therefore, while this invention has been described in connection with particular examples thereof, the true scope of the invention should not be so limited since other modifications will become apparent to the skilled practitioner upon a study of the drawings, specification and following claims.

All references referred to herein are incorporated by reference.

    __________________________________________________________________________     #             SEQUENCE LISTING     - (1) GENERAL INFORMATION:     -    (iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 3     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:1:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 9581 base               (B) TYPE: nucleic acid               (C) STRANDEDNESS: double               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     #ID NO:1: (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ     - ATGGCTGGCT CGGTTAACGG GAATCATAGT GCTGTAGGAC CTGGTATAAA TT - #ATGAGACG       60     - GTGTCTCAAG TGGATGAGTT CTGTAAAGCA CTTAGAGGGA AAAGGCCGAT CC - #ATAGTATT      120     - TTGATAGCTA ACAATGGAAT GGCGGCTGTG AAGTTTATAC GTAGTGTCAG AA - #CATGGGCT      180     - TATGAAACAT TTGGTACGGA AAAAGCCATA TTGTTGGTGG GGATGGCAAC CC - #CTGAAGAC      240     - ATGCGGATCA ATGCGGAGCA TATCAGAATC GCTGATCAGT TTGTTGAGGT TC - #CCGGAGGA      300     - ACCAACAATA ACAATTATGC TAACGTTCAG CTGATTGTGG AGGTGAATCC AA - #CTTTTTGG      360     - GAACTACTAT TATCTGAATT ATCGTGTTTT ACTGTACAGA ACACATGTAT TA - #AGCTCAAT      420     - TTCAGCAATG AAGTTTTGGT CTTTGGAGTT ATTTTTCATT CATCTGAACA TC - #TTTGTCTA      480     - CAACCTGTGT GCAGATGGCT GAAGTAACAC GCGTGGATGC AGTTTGGCCT GG - #TTGGGGTC      540     - ATGCATCTGA AAACCCCGAA TTACCTGATG CCCTAGATGC AAAAGGAATC AT - #ATTTCTTG      600     - GTCCTCCAGC ATCTTCAATG GCAGCACTGG GAGATAAGAT TGGTTCTTCG TT - #GATTGCAC      660     - AAGCTGCTGA TGTACCCACT CTGCCATGGA GTGGTTCCCA TGTAAGTAAA TT - #TACTCTTG      720     - TTAAGCTTAG CTTGTGTACC AGAGGTATAT ATTTTCATTT TTATATACTG AA - #TTCCTATG      780     - TTTTCAGGTT AAAATACCTC CTAATAGCAA CTTGGTAACC ATCCCAGAGG AG - #ATCTACCG      840     - GCAAGCATGT GTCTACACAA CTGAAGAAGC GATTGCTAGC TGTCAAGTTG TC - #GGTTACCC      900     - AGCAATGATC AAAGCATCGT GGGGTGGTGG TGGTAAAGGA ATCAGGAAGG TC - #AGCTTCTG      960     - TAGATATGCC TTTTGATTGT GGACTAAGCC GATTACTATA TAAGTACTTA TT - #CTGGTTTT     1020     - AAATTTATAG GTTCATAATG ATGATGAGGT TAGGGCTCTA TTCAAGCAAG TT - #CAGGGTGA     1080     - GGTCCCAGGC TCACCAATAT TCATAATGAA GGTTGCGTCA CAGGTATGGC TG - #CTTAACTA     1140     - TATCTCTTGA TCGAAGCTTA GCTGAGTTCT TATCTGGTTA CTTTACTAGA GA - #ATTTAAAG     1200     - TAGTAATGCA TTGCTTTTCT TTACATTTCA TTTTTTCTAA TTTTTTTTTT GT - #ATAGAGTC     1260     - GGCATCTAGA GGTCCAGCTG CTCTGTGACA AGCATGGAAA TGTTTCAGCT CT - #GCATAGCC     1320     - GTGATTGTAG CGTCCAGAGA AGACATCAAA AGGTTTGTTA GTGGTTGATT CT - #GGATTTTT     1380     - AATTGTCTGG TTAGTGGTTA TATAGAAAAA CATTCTGTCC ATTTATTCTT AT - #ATAGTTAT     1440     - ATACATCAAT TTTTGTTCTC CAACTGAGTT ATAGTCCCTT TTAGCGATTG CA - #AATTATTG     1500     - CATGAGCTCT TACTTTATCG TTTGTATCGT AGATCATAGA GGAGGGTCCA AT - #TACTGTGG     1560     - CTCCGCCAGA AACTGTCAAG AAACTTGAAC AAGCAGCTAG AAGGTTGGCT AA - #GAGTGTTA     1620     - ACTATGTTGG AGCTGCTACT ATTGAGTATC TCTACAGTAT GGACACTGGG GA - #GTACTACT     1680     - TCTTAGAGCT TAACCCTCGC TTACAGGTTG GTTCATACTG CAGCTTTTTT TG - #CGTTGAAA     1740     - TATATTGAAG GTCCGGACTT GAAAATTGAA TGACTTGTTT AACTTGATGT TT - #GAGGTCAG     1800     - GTTGAGCATC CTGTCACTGA GTGGATTGCC GAGATAAATC TTCCTGCTGC CC - #AAGTTGCT     1860     - GTGGGGATGG GAATTCCTCT CTGGCAAATC CCTGGTATAA TCTACGTCCT TA - #TTTCTTAC     1920     - AGGCAGCGGT TCCTCTTCTT TATCCATGCA CACGAATAAT GTACTGTCTG TT - #TCTCTTTA     1980     - ATTTCGTAGA GATAAGACGG TTCTATGGAA TAGAACATGG TGGAGGTTAT GA - #TTCTTGGC     2040     - GAAAAACATC TGTTGTAGCC TTCCCTTTTG ACTTTGATAA AGCTCAATCT AT - #AAGGCCAA     2100     - AAGGTCATTG TGTGGCTGTA CGTGTGACAA GTGAGGATCC TGATGACGGG TT - #CAAACCAA     2160     - CCAGCGGTAG AGTTCAGGTA ATGTGATATC TGTGGAATGC AAAGTGAAAG TT - #CATTCACT     2220     - GAGAACTCTG TGGGTAACAC TTGTATGAAC TTGCAACAGG AGTTGAGTTT TA - #AGAGCAAG     2280     - CCAAATGTGT GGGCGTACTT CTCTGTCAAG GTAATTATAT CTATAGAGAC TC - #TGCTATAT     2340     - AAGTGTTTCA CAATGTTTTA AATTTTACGA CTACTTTTTT ACAGTCTGGT GG - #AGGCATCC     2400     - ACGAGTTCTC GGATTCCCAG TTTGGTAAGT TGAATGAAAT AAATGTATTT GG - #GCTGCTAG     2460     - GTTCTTTTCT TGAGTTTACA AAAATTGAAA CTTTCTTTAA TCTTCCATTC AG - #GACATGTT     2520     - TTTGCATTTG GGGAATCCAG AGCCCTGGCG ATAGCGAATA TGGTTCTTGG GC - #TAAAAGAA     2580     - ATTCAGATCC GTGGAGAAAT TAGGACTAAC GTTGACTACA CGATCGACCT TT - #TACATGTA     2640     - CGTTTCTTCT TGCACACAAA CTTACACTCT GTGTATGCAA TACCCTGACA AG - #ATCATTTC     2700     - AATTGTCAAC CAGGCTTCTG ATTACCGTGA TAACAAAATT CACACTGGTT GG - #TTGGATAG     2760     - TAGGATTGCT ATGCGGGTCA GAGCTGAGAG GCCTCCATGG TATCTCTCTG TT - #GTCGGCGG     2820     - AGCTCTCTAT GTAAGAACCT CTTTCTCAGA GATTTATTTG TCTTGAAAAG TT - #TCTATCTG     2880     - GTGACGAAAT GTTCTATCTG TCCAGAAAGC ATCAGCGACC AGTGCTGCTG TG - #GTTTCAGA     2940     - TTACGTTGGT TATCTGGAGA AGGGGCAAAT CCCTCCAAAG GTAATCCAAT AC - #CAGGGATC     3000     - TCTTTTGCCT TTCTAGTAAT GTTCTTGTAG CTTACTTTTT CTCTCTTAAC TT - #GCAGCATA     3060     - TATCTCTTGT ACATTCTCAA GTGTCTCTGA ATATTGAAGG AAGTAAATAT AC - #GGTATTCG     3120     - CCTACTATCA AAATTTTACG TCTCTGCAAT TTCGTATTTT CCTCTGCCAT AT - #TATTTTTG     3180     - CGCTGAAGAT ATTGTTACCA GGCTTACTAA CATGAACATA ACTGTTCTAG AT - #TGATGTAG     3240     - TCCGGGGTGG ATCAGGAACC TACAGGCTAA GAATGAACAA GTCAGAAGTG GT - #AGCAGAAA     3300     - TACACACTCT ACGTGATGGA GGTCTGTTGA TGCAGGCAAG TTTTCTGCCT TT - #GTTCTATA     3360     - TTACAAGACA AGGACATACA TGTGTCGCGC AGAAAAAAAC TTCTGGAGAA TC - #TCACTTCC     3420     - TTTTCTTGTT TTCACTGTCA TTGCAGTTGG ATGGCAAAAG CCATGTGATA TA - #TGCAGAGG     3480     - AAGAAGCTGC AGGAACTCGT CTTCTCATTG ATGGAAGAAC TTGTTTGCTA CA - #GGTTTCTG     3540     - CTAATTTTTT TGTGTGTTTA CCATTTTACT TCACGTTTCT CTGAAGTCAT CT - #TTAGCTTT     3600     - TAAGCTGTCT GTCAATTTTG GCTTATTCAG AATGACCACG ATCCATCAAA GT - #TAATGGCT     3660     - GAGACACCGT GCAAGTTGAT GAGGTATTTG ATTTCCGACA ACAGCAATAT TG - #ACGCTGAT     3720     - ACGCCTTATG CCGAAGTTGA GGTCATGAAG ATGTGCATGC CACTTCTTTC AC - #CTGCTTCA     3780     - GGAGTTATCC ATTTTAAAAT GTCTGAAGGA CAAGCCATGC AGGTTCACTT CA - #TTGCTAAA     3840     - CAAAAAGCCT ACAGTTCTGT TTAAATTGAT TAACCCATCC ATTATTTTTT TC - #ACAGGCTG     3900     - GTGAACTTAT AGCCAATCTT GATCTTGATG ATCCTTCTGC TGTAAGAAAG GC - #CGAACCCT     3960     - TCCATGGAAG TTTCCCAAGA TTAGGGCTTC CAACTGCAAT ATCCGGTAGA GT - #TCATCAGA     4020     - GATGTGCCGC AACATTAAAT GCTGCACGCA TGATTCTTGC TGGCTATGAG CA - #TAAAGTAG     4080     - ATGAGGTAAA CACTGTTTGT TTTTCCTATT TGATCCAACT TTTCTACTAG AT - #TATTTGAC     4140     - TATGAGATAG CTCATACGTT GCAGGTTGTT CAAGACTTAC TTAATTGCCT TG - #ATAGCCCT     4200     - GAACTCCCAT TTCTTCAGTG GCAAGAGTGC TTTGCAGTTC TGGCGACACG AC - #TACCTAAA     4260     - AATCTCAGGA ACATGGTAAA CACCTGTGTA GTATTCATAA TCCGGTTTCT TA - #TATATTGA     4320     - TATTTGTTTT GAGTTCAAGA CTTTTAATCA TATCTAAATA AAACTCTTTA TC - #AGCTAGAA     4380     - TCAAAGTATA GGGAATTTGA GAGTATTTCC AGAAACTCTT TGACCACCGA TT - #TCCCTGCC     4440     - AAACTTTTAA AAGGCATTCT TGAGGTAATT GACTATTATT TCTTCCATTA GA - #ATTACCAT     4500     - CCTGTTTCTT ACTCTCTGAA TTTTTTCTGT CTACTTCTTG CAACAGGCAC AT - #TTATCTTC     4560     - TTGTGATGAG AAAGAGAGAG GTGCCCTTGA AAGGCTCATT GAACCATTGA TG - #AGCCTTGC     4620     - AAAATCTTAT GAAGGTGGTA GAGAAAGTCA TGCCCGTGTT ATTGTTCATT CT - #CTCTTTGA     4680     - AGAATATCTA TCAGTAGAAG AATTATTCAA TGATAACATG CTGGTATTAT AT - #GGCTCAAT     4740     - AGCTAATTAA CAGATTTTTG GTTACTAGCG ATGTCTGAGC GTCTAAATAA TC - #ATTTTATT     4800     - TTTCTTGAAT AGGCTGATGT TATAGAACGC ATGCGTCAGC TATACAAGAA AG - #ATCTGTTG     4860     - AAAATTGTGG ATATAGTGCT CTCACACCAG GTCTGTGATC ATCTTTCTCA GA - #CCAGGTTT     4920     - TTTCTTTCCG TCATGACTAT GTCACTGAAT TGGTTCTTCT TTTCAGGGCA TA - #AAAAACAA     4980     - AAACAAACTC GTTCTCCGGC TCATGGAGCA GCTTGTTTAC CCTAATCCTG CT - #GCTTACAG     5040     - AGATAAACTT ATTCGATTCT CAACACTTAA CCATACTAAC TACTCTGAGG TG - #CGTTTGGT     5100     - TGCTTTATGT TTTATAATAT TTTTGTCTAC ACTCTCAACT AATGATCAGT TT - #GTGTGTGT     5160     - AGTTGGCGCT CAAGGCGAGT CAATTACTTG AACAGACCAA ACTAAGTGAG CT - #TCGTTCAA     5220     - ACATTGCTAG AAGCCTTTCA GAGTTAGAAA TGTTTACAGA GGACGGAGAA AA - #TATGGATA     5280     - CTCCCAAGAG GAAAAGTGCC ATTAATGAAA GAATAGAAGA TCTTGTAAGC GC - #ATCTTTAG     5340     - CTGTTGAAGA CGCTCTCGTG GGACTATTTG ACCATAGCGA TCACACACTT CA - #AAGACGGG     5400     - TTGTTGAGAC TTATATTCGC AGATTATACC AGGTTCGAGT TCATTCTTCC GC - #ACCCTTAT     5460     - TGTTCAAAAT TCTTTTTGTA CTGCAATTGA TTACAGAAAA TTTTGACTTC AT - #TTTAACCC     5520     - GACTCTTGTC ATCAGCCCTA CGTCGTTAAA GATAGCGTGA GGATGCAGTG GC - #ACCGTTCT     5580     - GGTCTTCTTG CTTCCTGGGA GTTCCTAGAG GAGCATATGG AAAGAAAAAA CA - #TTGGCTTA     5640     - GACGATCCCG ACACATCTGA AAAAGGATTG GTTGAGAAGC GTAGTAAGAG AA - #AATGGGGG     5700     - GCTATGGTTA TAATCAAATC TTTGCAGTTT CTTCCAAGTA TAATAAGTGC AG - #CATTGAGA     5760     - GAAACAAAGC ACAACGACTA TGAAACTGCC GGAGCTCCTT TATCTGGCAA TA - #TGATGCAC     5820     - ATTGCTATTG TGGGCATCAA CAACCAGATG AGTCTGCTTC AGGACAGGTA CT - #TGACACAG     5880     - TATAAACTAG CTTTGGTGAT ATAGTGTCTA GCTAATCTGT TATCATTTCT GG - #TTTGTTTA     5940     - TCTCAGTGGG GATGAAGACC AAGCTCAGGA AAGAGTAAAC AAGTTGGCCA AA - #ATTCTTAA     6000     - AGAGGAAGAA GTGAGTTCAA GCCTCTGTTC TGCCGGTGTT GGTGTAATCA GC - #TGTATAAT     6060     - TCAGCGAGAT GAAGGACGAA CACCCATGAG ACATTCTTTC CATTGGTCGT TG - #GAGAAACA     6120     - GTATTATGTA GAAGAGCCGT TGCTGCGTCA TCTTGAACCT CCTCTGTCCA TT - #TACCTTGA     6180     - GTTGGTATGA TCATGACCGA TGAAATTTCT TGTTTAAAGC ATATCATATT CT - #TTTTAATG     6240     - GCTATTTACT GTTTGTCTGA TGCAGGATAA GCTGAAAGGA TACTCAAATA TA - #CAATATAC     6300     - GCCTTCTCGA GATCGTCAAT GGCATCTGTA TACTGTTACA GACAAGCCAG TG - #CCAATCAA     6360     - GAGGATGTTC CTGAGATCTC TTGTTCGACA GGCTACAATG AACGATGGAT TT - #ATATTGCA     6420     - GCAAGGGCAG GATAAGCAGC TTAGCCAAAC ACTGATCTCC ATGGCGTTTA CG - #TCGAAATG     6480     - TGTTCTGAGG TCTTTGATGG ATGCCATGGA GGAACTGGAA CTGAATGCCC AT - #AATGCTGC     6540     - AATGAAACCA GATCACGCAC ATATGTTTCT TTGCATATTG CGTGACGAGC AG - #ATAGATGA     6600     - TCTTGTGCCT TTCCCCAGGT TGCTATGGCT GTGTCCTTGA CAAGTTATTG TT - #TGTAATGT     6660     - CAGACAATAT CCTAATAATA TCAACGTGTT TCTTACAGGA GAGTTGAAGT GA - #ATGCGGAG     6720     - GATGAAGAAA CTACAGTTGA AATGATCTTA GAAGAAGCAG CACGAGAGAT AC - #ATAGATCT     6780     - GTTGGAGTGA GAATGCATAG GTTGGGCGTG TGCGAGTGGG AAGTGCGGCT GT - #GGTTGGTG     6840     - TCCTCTGGAC TGGCATGTGG TGCTTGGAGG GTTGTGGTTG CAAACGTGAC AG - #GCCGTACA     6900     - TGCACTGTCC ACGTAAGTTC CGCTTACAAA AAATTTGGTT GTACAAACAA TA - #CAGAGAGT     6960     - AAGAGTACAC ATCTCGATGA CTTACCTGCT GTGATTTAAT ATTTCAGATA TA - #CCGAGAAG     7020     - TTGAAACTCC TGGAAGAAAC AGTTTAATCT ACCACTCAAT AACCAAGAAG GG - #ACCTTTGC     7080     - ATGAAACACC AATCAGTGAT CAATATAAGC CCCTGGGATA TCTCGACAGG CA - #ACGTTTAG     7140     - CAGCAAGGAG GAGTAACACT ACTTATTGCT ATGACTTCCC GTTGGTTTGT TA - #CTGAATTC     7200     - ATAAGATTCA CACATACGCT TACTCTTTTG GCTATTTCCA ACCCCCCTTA TG - #TTATTTCT     7260     - TTCCTTTTCA GGCATTTGGG ACAGCCTTGG AACTGTTGTG GGCATCACAA CA - #CCCAGGAG     7320     - TTAAGAAACC ATATAAGGAT ACTCTGATCA ATGTTAAAGA GCTTGTATTC TC - #AAAACCAG     7380     - AAGGTTCTTC GGGTACATCT CTAGATCTGG TTGAAAGACC ACCCGGTCTC AA - #CGACTTTG     7440     - GGATGGTTGC CTGGTGCCTA GATATGTCGA CCCCAGAGTT TCCTATGGGG CG - #GAAACTTC     7500     - TCGTGATTGC GAATGATGTC ACCTTCAAAG CTGGTTCTTT TGGTCCTAGA GA - #GGACGCGT     7560     - TTTTCCTTGC TGTTACTGAA CTCGCTTGTG CCAAGAAGCT TCCCTTGATT TA - #CTTGGCAG     7620     - CAAATTCTGG TGCCCGACTT GGGGTTGCTG AAGAAGTCAA AGCCTGCTTC AA - #AGTTGGAT     7680     - GGTCGGATGA AATTTCCCCT GAGAATGGTT TTCAGTATAT ATACCTAAGC CC - #TGAAGACC     7740     - ACGAAAGGAT TGGATCATCT GTCATTGCCC ATGAAGTAAA GCTCTCTAGT GG - #GGAAACTA     7800     - GGTGGGTGAT TGATACGATC GTTGGCAAAG AAGATGGTAT TGGTGTAGAG AA - #CTTAACAG     7860     - GAAGTGGGGC CATAGCGGGT GCTTACTCAA AGGCATACAA TGAAACTTTT AC - #TTTAACCT     7920     - TTGTTAGTGG AAGAACGGTT GGAATTGGTG CTTATCTTGC CCGCCTAGGT AT - #GCGGTGCA     7980     - TACAGAGACT TGATCAGCCG ATCATCTTGA CTGGCTTCTC TACACTCAAC AA - #GTTACTTG     8040     - GGCGTGAGGT CTATAGCTCT CACATGCAAC TGGGTGGCCC GAAAATCATG GG - #CACAAATG     8100     - GTGTTGTTCA TCTTACAGTC TCAGATGATC TTGAAGGCGT ATCAGCAATT CT - #CAACTGGC     8160     - TCAGCTACAT TCCTGCTTAC GTGGGTGGTC CTCTTCCTGT TCTTGCCCCT TT - #AGATCCAC     8220     - CGGAGAGAAT TGTGGAGTAT GTCCCAGAGA ACTCTTGCGA CCCACGAGCG GC - #TATAGCTG     8280     - GGGTCAAAGA CAATACCGGT AAATGGCTTG GAGGTATCTT TGATAAAAAT AG - #TTTCATTG     8340     - AGACTCTTGA AGGCTGGGCA AGGACGGTAG TGACTGGTAG AGCCAAGCTC GG - #GGGAATAC     8400     - CCGTTGGAGT TGTTGCAGTT GAGACACAGA CTGTCATGCA GATCATCCCA GC - #CGATCCTG     8460     - GACAGCTTGA CTCTCATGAA AGAGTGGTTC CGCAAGCAGG GCAAGTCTGG TT - #TCCTGATT     8520     - CAGCGGCCAA GACTGCTCAA GCGCTTATGG ATTTCAACCG GGAAGAGCTT CC - #ATTGTTTA     8580     - TCCTAGCGAA CTGGAGAGGG TTTTCAGGTG GGCAGAGAGA TCTTTTCGAA GG - #AATACTTC     8640     - AGGCAGGTTC AACTATAGTA GAAAATCTGA GAACCTATCG TCAGCCAGTG TT - #TGTGTACA     8700     - TCCCAATGAT GGGAGAGCTG CGCGGTGGAG CGTGGGTTGT TGTTGACAGC CA - #GATAAATT     8760     - CGGATTATGT TGAAATGTAT GCTGATGAAA CAGCTCGTGG AAATGTGCTT GA - #GCCAGAAG     8820     - GGACAATAGA GATAAAATTT AGAACAAAAG AGCTATTAGA GTGCATGGGA AG - #GTTGGACC     8880     - AGAAGCTAAT CAGTCTGAAA GCAAAACTGC AAGATGCCAA GCAAAGCGAG GC - #CTATGCAA     8940     - ACATCGAGCT TCTCCAGCAA CAGATTAAAG CCCGAGAGAA ACAGCTTTTA CC - #AGTTTATA     9000     - TCCAAATCGC CACCAAATTT GCAGAACTTC ATGACACTTC CATGAGAATG GC - #TGCAAAGG     9060     - GAGTGATCAA AAGTGTTGTG GAATGGAGCG GCTCGCGGTC CTTCTTCTAC AA - #AAAGCTCA     9120     - ATAGGAGAAT CGCTGAGAGC TCTCTTGTGA AAAACGTAAG AGAAGCATCT GG - #AGACAACT     9180     - TAGCATATAA ATCTTCAATG CGTCTGATTC AGGATTGGTT CTGCAACTCT GA - #TATTGCAA     9240     - AGGGGAAAGA AGAAGCTTGG ACAGACGACC AAGTGTTCTT TACATGGAAG GA - #CAATGTTA     9300     - GTAACTACGA GTTGAAGCTG AGCGAGTTGA GAGCGCAGAA ACTACTGAAC CA - #ACTTGCAG     9360     - AGATTGGGAA TTCCTCAGAT TTGCAAGCTC TGCCACAAGG ACTTGCTAAT CT - #TCTAAACA     9420     - AGGTATAAAA CGAAACCCTC CAGAAAAACA GAGGTTTTGG TCCTCTAGTA TT - #CTTATCTG     9480     - TATGGCTCGG TTTTTAAAGG CCTAAGTAAA TATTTGTGAT GCAGGTGGAG CC - #GTCGAAAA     9540     # 9581             TGCT ATTCGAAAGG TCTTGGGTTG A     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 6765 base               (B) TYPE: nucleic acid               (C) STRANDEDNESS: double               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA     #ID NO:2: (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ     - ATGGCTGGCT CGGTTAACGG GAATCATAGT GCTGTAGGAC CTGGTATAAA TT - #ATGAGACG       60     - GTGTCTCAAG TGGATGAGTT CTGTAAAGCA CTTAGAGGGA AAAGGCCGAT CC - #ATAGTATT      120     - TTGATAGCTA ACAATGGAAT GGCGGCTGTG AAGTTTATAC GTAGTGTCAG AA - #CATGGGCT      180     - TATGAAACAT TTGGTACGGA AAAAGCCATA TTGTTGGTGG GGATGGCAAC CC - #CTGAAGAC      240     - ATGCGGATCA ATGCGGAGAC TATCAGAATC GCTGATCAGT TTGTTGAGGT TC - #CCGGAGGA      300     - ACCAACAATA ACAATTATGC TAACGTTCAG CTGATTGTGG AGATGGCTGA AG - #TAACACGC      360     - GTGGATGCAG TTTGGCCTGG TTGGGGTCAT GCATCTGAAA ACCCCGAATT AC - #CTGATGCC      420     - CTAGATGCAA AAGGAATCAT ATTTCTTGGT CCTCCAGCAT CTTCAATGGC AG - #CACTGGGA      480     - GATAAGATTG GTTCTTCGTT GATTGCACAA GCTGCTGATG TACCCACTCT GC - #CATGGAGT      540     - GGTTCCCATG TTAAAATACC TCCTAATAGC AACTTGGTAA CCATCCCAGA GG - #AGATCTAC      600     - CGGCAAGCAT GTGTCTACAC AACTGAAGAA GCGATTGCTA GCTGTCAAGT TG - #TCGGTTAC      660     - CCAGCAATGA TCAAAGCATC GTGGGGTGGT GGTGGTAAAG GAATCAGGAA GG - #TTCATAAT      720     - GATGATGAGG TTAGGGCTCT ATTCAAGCAA GTTCAGGGTG AGGTCCCAGG CT - #CACCAATA      780     - TTCATAATGA AGGTTGCGTC ACAGAGTCGG CATCTAGAGG TCCAGCTGCT CT - #GTGACAAG      840     - CATGGAAATG TTTCAGCTCT GCATAGCCGT GATTGTAGCG TCCAGAGAAG AC - #ATCAAAAG      900     - ATCATAGAGG AGGGTCCAAT TACTGTGGCT CCGCCAGAAA CTGTCAAGAA AC - #TTGAACAA      960     - GCAGCTAGAA GGTTGGCTAA GAGTGTTAAC TATGTTGGAG CTGCTACTGT TG - #AGTATCTC     1020     - TACAGTATGG ACACTGGGGA GTACTACTTC TTAGAGCTTA ACCCTCGCTT AC - #AGGTTGAG     1080     - CATCCTGTCA CTGAGTGGAT TGCCGAGATA AATCTTCCTG CTGCCCAAGT TG - #CTGTGGGG     1140     - ATGGGAATTC CTCTCTGGCA AATCCCTGAG ATAAGACGGT TCTATGGAAT AG - #AACATGGT     1200     - GGAGGTTATG ATTCTTGGCG AAAAACATCT GTTGTAGCCT TCCCTTTTGA CT - #TTGATAAA     1260     - GCTCAATCTA TAAGGCCAAA AGGTCATTGT GTGGCTGTAC GTGTGACAAG TG - #AGGATCCT     1320     - GATGACGGGT TCAAACCAAC CAGCGGTAGA GTTCAGGAGT TGAGTTTTAA GA - #GCAAGCCA     1380     - AATGTGTGGG CGTACTTCTC TGTCAAGTCT GGTGGAGGCA TCCACGAGTT CT - #CGGATTCC     1440     - CAGTTTGGAC ATGTTTTTGC ATTTGGGGAA TCCAGAGCCC TGGCGATAGC GA - #ATATGGTT     1500     - CTTGGGCTAA AAGAAATTCA GATCCGTGGA GAAATTAGGA CTAACGTTGA CT - #ACACGATC     1560     - GACCTTTTAC ATGCTTCTGA TTACCGTGAT AACAAAATTC ACACTGGTTG GT - #TGGATAGT     1620     - AGGATTGCTA TGCGGGTCAG AGCTGAGAGG CCTCCATGGT ATCTCTCTGT TG - #TCGGCGGA     1680     - GCTCTCTATA AAGCATCAGC GACCAGTGCT GCTGTGGTTT CAGATTACGT TG - #GTTATCTG     1740     - GAGAAGGGGC AAATCCCTCC AAAGCATATA TCTCTTGTAC ATTCTCAAGT GT - #CTCTGAAT     1800     - ATTGAAGGAA GTAAATATAC GATTGATGTA GTCCGGGGTG GATCAGGAAC CT - #ACAGGCTA     1860     - AGAATGAACA AGTCAGAAGT GGTAGCAGAA ATACACACTC TACGTGATGG AG - #GTCTGTTG     1920     - ATGCAGTTGG ATGGCAAAAG CCATGTGATA TATGCAGAGG AAGAAGCTGC AG - #GAACTCGT     1980     - CTTCTCATTG ATGGAAGAAC TTGTTTGCTA CAGAATGACC ACGATCCATC AA - #AGTTAATG     2040     - GCTGAGACAC CGTGCAAGTT GATGAGGTAT TTGATTTCCG ACAACAGCAA TA - #TTGACGCT     2100     - GATACGCCTT ATGCCGAAGT TGAGGTCATG AAGATGTGCA TGCCACTTCT TT - #CACCTGCT     2160     - TCAGGAGTTA TCCATTTTAA AATGTCTGAA GGACAAGCCA TGCAGGCTGG TG - #AACTTATA     2220     - GCCAATCTTG ATCTTGATGA TCCTTCTGCT GTAAGAAAGG CCGAACCCTT CC - #ATGGAAGT     2280     - TTCCCAAGAT TAGGGCTTCC AACTGCAATA TCCGGTAGAG TTCATCAGAG AT - #GTGCCGCA     2340     - ACATTAAATG CTGCACGCAT GATTCTTGCT GGCTATGAGC ATAAAGTAGA TG - #AGGTTGTT     2400     - CAAGACTTAC TTAATTGCCT TGATAGCCCT GAACTCCCAT TTCTTCAGTG GC - #AAGAGTGC     2460     - TTTGCAGTTC TGGCGACACG ACTACCTAAA AATCTCAGGA ACATGCTAGA AT - #CAAAGTAT     2520     - AGGGAATTTG AGAGTATTTC CAGAAACTCT TTGACCACCG ATTTCCCTGC CA - #AACTTTTA     2580     - AAAGGCATTC TTGAGGCACA TTTATCTTCT TGTGATGAGA AAGAGAGAGG TG - #CCCTTGAA     2640     - AGGCTCATTG AACCATTGAT GAGCCTTGCA AAATCTTATG AAGGTGGTAG AG - #AAAGTCAT     2700     - GCCCGTGTTA TTGTTCATTC TCTCTTTGAA GAATATCTAT CAGTAGAAGA AT - #TATTCAAT     2760     - GATAACATGC TGGCTGATGT TATAGAACGC ATGCGTCAGC TATACAAGAA AG - #ATCTGTTG     2820     - AAAATTGTGG ATATAGTGCT CTCACACCAG GGCATAAAAA ACAAAAACAA AC - #TCGTTCTC     2880     - CGGCTCATGG AGCAGCTTGT TTACCCTAAT CCTGCTGCTT ACAGAGATAA AC - #TTATTCGA     2940     - TTCTCAACAC TTAACCATAC TAACTACTCT GAGTTGGCGC TCAAGGCGAG TC - #AATTACTT     3000     - GAACAGACCA AACTAAGTGA GCTTCGTTCA AACATTGCTA GAAGCCTTTC AG - #AGTTAGAA     3060     - ATGTTTACAG AGGACGGAGA AAATATGGAT ACTCCCAAGA GGAAAAGTGC CA - #TTAATGAA     3120     - AGAATAGAAG ATCTTGTAAG CGCATCTTTA GCTGTTGAAG ACGCTCTCGT GG - #GACTATTT     3180     - GACCATAGCG ATCACACACT TCAAAGACGG GTTGTTGAGA CTTATATTCG CA - #GATTATAC     3240     - CAGCCCTACG TCGTTAAAGA TAGCGTGAGG ATGCAGTGGC ACCGTTCTGG TC - #TTCTTGCT     3300     - TCCTGGGAGT TCCTAGAGGA GCATATGGAA AGAAAAAACA TTGGCTTAGA CG - #ATCCCGAC     3360     - ACATCTGAAA AAGGATTGGT TGAGAAGCGT AGTAAGAGAA AATGGGGGGC TA - #TGGTTATA     3420     - ATCAAATCTT TGCAGTTTCT TCCAAGTATA ATAAGTGCAG CATTGAGAGA AA - #CAAAGCAC     3480     - AACGACTATG AAACTGCCGG AGCTCCTTTA TCTGGCAATA TGATGCACAT TG - #CTATTGTG     3540     - GGCATCAACA ACCAGATGAG TCTGCTTCAG GACAGTGGGG ATGAAGACCA AG - #CTCAGGAA     3600     - AGAGTAAACA AGTTGGCCAA AATTCTTAAA GAGGAAGAAG TGAGTTCAAG CC - #TCTGTTCT     3660     - GCCGGTGTTG GTGTAATCAG CTGTATAATT CAGCGAGATG AAGGACGAAC AC - #CCATGAGA     3720     - CATTCTTTCC ATTGGTCGTT GGAGAAACAG TATTATGTAG AAGAGCCGTT GC - #TGCGTCAT     3780     - CTTGAACCTC CTCTGTCCAT TTACCTTGAG TTGGATAAGC TGAAAGGATA CT - #CAAATATA     3840     - CAATATACGC CTTCTCGAGA TCGTCAATGG CATCTGTATA CTGTTACAGA CA - #AGCCAGTG     3900     - CCAATCAAGA GGATGTTCCT GAGATCTCTT GTTCGACAGG CTACAATGAA CG - #ATGGATTT     3960     - ATATTGCAGC AAGGGCAGGA TAAGCAGCTT AGCCAAACAC TGATCTCCAT GG - #CGTTTACG     4020     - TCGAAATGTG TTCTGAGGTC TTTGATGGAT GCCATGGAGG AACTGGAACT GA - #ATGCCCAT     4080     - AATGCTGCAA TGAAACCAGA TCACGCACAT ATGTTTCTTT GCATATTGCG TG - #ACGAGCAG     4140     - ATAGATGATC TTGTGCCTTT CCCCAGGAGA GTTGAAGTGA ATGCGGAGGA TG - #AAGAAACT     4200     - ACAGTTGAAA TGATCTTAGA AGAAGCAGCA CGAGAGATAC ATAGATCTGT TG - #GAGTGAGA     4260     - ATGCATAGGT TGGGCGTGTG CGAGTGGGAA GTGCGGCTGT GGTTGGTGTC CT - #CTGGACTG     4320     - GCATGTGGTG CTTGGAGGGT TGTGGTTGCA AACGTGACAG GCCGTACATG CA - #CTGTCCAC     4380     - ATATACCGAG AAGTTGAAAC TCCTGGAAGA AACAGTTTAA TCTACCACTC AA - #TAACCAAG     4440     - AAGGGACCTT TGCATGAAAC ACCAATCAGT GATCAATATA AGCCCCTGGG AT - #ATCTCGAC     4500     - AGGCAACGTT TAGCAGCAAG GAGGAGTAAC ACTACTTATT GCTATGACTT CC - #CGTTGGCA     4560     - TTTGGGACAG CCTTGGAACT GTTGTGGGCA TCACAACACC CAGGAGTTAA GA - #AACCATAT     4620     - AAGGATACTC TGATCAATGT TAAAGAGCTT GTATTCTCAA AACCAGAAGG TT - #CTTCGGGT     4680     - ACATCTCTAG ATCTGGTTGA AAGACCACCC GGTCTCAACG ACTTTGGGAT GG - #TTGCCTGG     4740     - TGCCTAGATA TGTCGACCCC AGAGTTTCCT ATGGGGCGGA AACTTCTCGT GA - #TTGCGAAT     4800     - GATGTCACCT TCAAAGCTGG TTCTTTTGGT CCTAGAGAGG ACGCGTTTTT CC - #TTGCTGTT     4860     - ACTGAACTCG CTTGTGCCAA GAAGCTTCCC TTGATTTACT TGGCAGCAAA TT - #CTGGTGCC     4920     - CGACTTGGGG TTGCTGAAGA AGTCAAAGCC TGCTTCAAAG TTGGATGGTC GG - #ATGAAATT     4980     - TCCCCTGAGA ATGGTTTTCA GTATATATAC CTAAGCCCTG AAGACCACGA AA - #GGATTGGA     5040     - TCATCTGTCA TTGCCCATGA AGTAAAGCTC TCTAGTGGGG AAACTAGGTG GG - #TGATTGAT     5100     - ACGATCGTTG GCAAAGAAGA TGGTATTGGT GTAGAGAACT TAACAGGAAG TG - #GGGCCATA     5160     - GCGGGTGCTT ACTCAAAGGC ATACAATGAA ACTTTTACTT TAACCTTTGT TA - #GTGGAAGA     5220     - ACGGTTGGAA TTGGTGCTTA TCTTGCCCGC CTAGGTATGC GGTGCATACA GA - #GACTTGAT     5280     - CAGCCGATCA TCTTGACTGG CTTCTCTACA CTCAACAAGT TACTTGGGCG TG - #AGGTCTAT     5340     - AGCTCTCACA TGCAACTGGG TGGCCCGAAA ATCATGGGCA CAAATGGTGT TG - #TTCATCTT     5400     - ACAGTCTCAG ATGATCTTGA AGGCGTATCA GCAATTCTCA ACTGGCTCAG CT - #ACATTCCT     5460     - GCTTACGTGG GTGGTCCTCT TCCTGTTCTT GCCCCTTTAG ATCCACCGGA GA - #GAATTGTG     5520     - GAGTATGTCC CAGAGAACTC TTGCGACCCA CGAGCGGCTA TAGCTGGGGT CA - #AAGACAAT     5580     - ACCGGTAAAT GGCTTGGAGG TATCTTTGAT AAAAATAGTT TCATTGAGAC TC - #TTGAAGGC     5640     - TGGGCAAGGA CGGTAGTGAC TGGTAGAGCC AAGCTCGGGG GAATACCCGT TG - #GAGTTGTT     5700     - GCAGTTGAGA CACAGACTGT CATGCAGATC ATCCCAGCCG ATCCTGGACA GC - #TTGACTCT     5760     - CATGAAAGAG TGGTTCCGCA AGCAGGGCAA GTCTGGTTTC CTGATTCAGC GG - #CCAAGACT     5820     - GCTCAAGCGC TTATGGATTT CAACCGGGAA GAGCTTCCAT TGTTTATCCT AG - #CGAACTGG     5880     - AGAGGGTTTT CAGGTGGGCA GAGAGATCTT TTCGAAGGAA TACTTCAGGC AG - #GTTCAACT     5940     - ATAGTAGAAA ATCTGAGAAC CTATCGTCAG CCAGTGTTTG TGTACATCCC AA - #TGATGGGA     6000     - GAGCTGCGCG GTGGAGCGTG GGTTGTTGTT GACAGCCAGA TAAATTCGGA TT - #ATGTTGAA     6060     - ATGTATGCTG ATGAAACAGC TCGTGGAAAT GTGCTTGAGC CAGAAGGGAC AA - #TAGAGATA     6120     - AAATTTAGAA CAAAAGAGCT ATTAGAGTGC ATGGGAAGGT TGGACCAGAA GC - #TAATCAGT     6180     - CTGAAAGCAA AACTGCAAGA TGCCAAGCAA AGCGAGGCCT ATGCAAACAT CG - #AGCTTCTC     6240     - CAGCAACAGA TTAAAGCCCG AGAGAAACAG CTTTTACCAG TTTATATCCA AA - #TCGCCACC     6300     - AAATTTGCAG AACTTCATGA CACTTCCATG AGAATGGCTG CAAAGGGAGT GA - #TCAAAAGT     6360     - GTTGTGGAAT GGAGCGGCTC GCGGTCCTTC TTCTACAAAA AGCTCAATAG GA - #GAATCGCT     6420     - GAGAGCTCTC TTGTGAAAAA CGTAAGAGAA GCATCTGGAG ACAACTTAGC AT - #ATAAATCT     6480     - TCAATGCGTC TGATTCAGGA TTGGTTCTGC AACTCTGATA TTGCAAAGGG GA - #AAGAAGAA     6540     - GCTTGGACAG ACGACCAAGT GTTCTTTACA TGGAAGGACA ATGTTAGTAA CT - #ACGAGTTG     6600     - AAGCTGAGCG AGTTGAGAGC GCAGAAACTA CTGAACCAAC TTGCAGAGAT TG - #GGAATTCC     6660     - TCAGATTTGC AAGCTCTGCC ACAAGGACTT GCTAATCTTC TAAACAAGGT GG - #AGCCGTCG     6720     #                6765GC TGCTATTCGA AAGGTCTTGG GTTGA     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acids    (A) LENGTH: 2254 amino               (B) TYPE: amino acid               (C) STRANDEDNESS: unknown               (D) TOPOLOGY: unknown     -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein     #ID NO:3: (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ     -      Met Ala Gly Ser Val Asn Gly Asn - # His Ser Ala Val Gly Pro Gly     Ile     #   15     -      Asn Tyr Glu Thr Val Ser Gln Val - # Asp Glu Phe Cys Lys Ala Leu     Arg     #                 30     -      Gly Lys Arg Pro Ile His Ser Ile - # Leu Ile Ala Asn Asn Gly Met     Ala     #             45     -      Ala Val Lys Phe Ile Arg Ser Val - # Arg Thr Trp Ala Tyr Glu Thr     Phe     #         60     -      Gly Thr Glu Lys Ala Ile Leu Leu - # Val Gly Met Ala Thr Pro Glu     Asp     #     80     -      Met Arg Ile Asn Ala Glu His Ile - # Arg Ile Ala Asp Gln Phe Val     Glu     #   95     -      Val Pro Gly Gly Thr Asn Asn Asn - # Asn Tyr Ala Asn Val Gln Leu     Ile     #                110     -      Val Glu Met Ala Glu Val Thr Arg - # Val Asp Ala Val Trp Pro Gly     Trp     #            125     -      Gly His Ala Ser Glu Asn Pro Glu - # Leu Pro Asp Ala Leu Asp Ala     Lys     #        140     -      Gly Ile Ile Phe Leu Gly Pro Pro - # Ala Ser Ser Met Ala Ala Leu     Gly     #    160     -      Asp Lys Ile Gly Ser Ser Leu Ile - # Ala Gln Ala Ala Asp Val Pro     Thr     #   175     -      Leu Pro Trp Ser Gly Ser His Val - # Lys Ile Pro Pro Asn Ser Asn     Leu     #                190     -      Val Thr Ile Pro Glu Glu Ile Tyr - # Arg Gln Ala Cys Val Tyr Thr     Thr     #            205     -      Glu Glu Ala Ile Ala Ser Cys Gln - # Val Val Gly Tyr Pro Ala Met     Ile     #        220     -      Lys Ala Ser Trp Gly Gly Gly Gly - # Lys Gly Ile Arg Lys Val His     Asn     #    240     -      Asp Asp Glu Val Arg Ala Leu Phe - # Lys Gln Val Gln Gly Glu Val     Pro     #   255     -      Gly Ser Pro Ile Phe Ile Met Lys - # Val Ala Ser Gln Ser Arg His     Leu     #                270     -      Glu Val Gln Leu Leu Cys Asp Lys - # His Gly Asn Val Ser Ala Leu     His     #            285     -      Ser Arg Asp Cys Ser Val Gln Arg - # Arg His Gln Lys Ile Ile Glu     Glu     #        300     -      Gly Pro Ile Thr Val Ala Pro Pro - # Glu Thr Val Lys Lys Leu Glu     Gln     #    320     -      Ala Ala Arg Arg Leu Ala Lys Ser - # Val Asn Tyr Val Gly Ala Ala     Thr     #   335     -      Ile Glu Tyr Leu Tyr Ser Met Asp - # Thr Gly Glu Tyr Tyr Phe Leu     Glu     #                350     -      Leu Asn Pro Arg Leu Gln Val Glu - # His Pro Val Thr Glu Trp Ile     Ala     #            365     -      Glu Ile Asn Leu Pro Ala Ala Gln - # Val Ala Val Gly Met Gly Ile     Pro     #        380     -      Leu Trp Gln Ile Pro Glu Ile Arg - # Arg Phe Tyr Gly Ile Glu His     Gly     #    400     -      Gly Gly Tyr Asp Ser Trp Arg Lys - # Thr Ser Val Val Ala Phe Pro     Phe     #   415     -      Asp Phe Asp Lys Ala Gln Ser Ile - # Arg Pro Lys Gly His Cys Val     Ala     #                430     -      Val Arg Val Thr Ser Glu Asp Pro - # Asp Asp Gly Phe Lys Pro Thr     Ser     #            445     -      Gly Arg Val Gln Glu Leu Ser Phe - # Lys Ser Lys Pro Asn Val Trp     Ala     #        460     -      Tyr Phe Ser Val Lys Ser Gly Gly - # Gly Ile His Glu Phe Ser Asp     Ser     #    480     -      Gln Phe Gly His Val Phe Ala Phe - # Gly Glu Ser Arg Ala Leu Ala     Ile     #   495     -      Ala Asn Met Val Leu Gly Leu Lys - # Glu Ile Gln Ile Arg Gly Glu     Ile     #                510     -      Arg Thr Asn Val Asp Tyr Thr Ile - # Asp Leu Leu His Ala Ser Asp     Tyr     #            525     -      Arg Asp Asn Lys Ile His Thr Gly - # Trp Leu Asp Ser Arg Ile Ala     Met     #        540     -      Arg Val Arg Ala Glu Arg Pro Pro - # Trp Tyr Leu Ser Val Val Gly     Gly     #    560     -      Ala Leu Tyr Lys Ala Ser Ala Thr - # Ser Ala Ala Val Val Ser Asp     Tyr     #   575     -      Val Gly Tyr Leu Glu Lys Gly Gln - # Ile Pro Pro Lys His Ile Ser     Leu     #                590     -      Val His Ser Gln Val Ser Leu Asn - # Ile Glu Gly Ser Lys Tyr Thr     Ile     #            605     -      Asp Val Val Arg Gly Gly Ser Gly - # Thr Tyr Arg Leu Arg Met Asn     Lys     #        620     -      Ser Glu Val Val Ala Glu Ile His - # Thr Leu Arg Asp Gly Gly Leu     Leu     #    640     -      Met Gln Leu Asp Gly Lys Ser His - # Val Ile Tyr Ala Glu Glu Glu     Ala     #   655     -      Ala Gly Thr Arg Leu Leu Ile Asp - # Gly Arg Thr Cys Leu Leu Gln     Asn     #                670     -      Asp His Asp Pro Ser Lys Leu Met - # Ala Glu Thr Pro Cys Lys Leu     Met     #            685     -      Arg Tyr Leu Ile Ser Asp Asn Ser - # Asn Ile Asp Ala Asp Thr Pro     Tyr     #        700     -      Ala Glu Val Glu Val Met Lys Met - # Cys Met Pro Leu Leu Ser Pro     Ala     #    720     -      Ser Gly Val Ile His Phe Lys Met - # Ser Glu Gly Gln Ala Met Gln     Ala     #   735     -      Gly Glu Leu Ile Ala Asn Leu Asp - # Leu Asp Asp Pro Ser Ala Val     Arg     #                750     -      Lys Ala Glu Pro Phe His Gly Ser - # Phe Pro Arg Leu Gly Leu Pro     Thr     #            765     -      Ala Ile Ser Gly Arg Val His Gln - # Arg Cys Ala Ala Thr Leu Asn     Ala     #        780     -      Ala Arg Met Ile Leu Ala Gly Tyr - # Glu His Lys Val Asp Glu Val     Val     #    800     -      Gln Asp Leu Leu Asn Cys Leu Asp - # Ser Pro Glu Leu Pro Phe Leu     Gln     #   815     -      Trp Gln Glu Cys Phe Ala Val Leu - # Ala Thr Arg Leu Pro Lys Asn     Leu     #                830     -      Arg Asn Met Leu Glu Ser Lys Tyr - # Arg Glu Phe Glu Ser Ile Ser     Arg     #            845     -      Asn Ser Leu Thr Thr Asp Phe Pro - # Ala Lys Leu Leu Lys Gly Ile     Leu     #        860     -      Glu Ala His Leu Ser Ser Cys Asp - # Glu Lys Glu Arg Gly Ala Leu     Glu     #    880     -      Arg Leu Ile Glu Pro Leu Met Ser - # Leu Ala Lys Ser Tyr Glu Gly     Gly     #   895     -      Arg Glu Ser His Ala Arg Val Ile - # Val His Ser Leu Phe Glu Glu     Tyr     #                910     -      Leu Ser Val Glu Glu Leu Phe Asn - # Asp Asn Met Leu Ala Asp Val     Ile     #            925     -      Glu Arg Met Arg Gln Leu Tyr Lys - # Lys Asp Leu Leu Lys Ile Val     Asp     #        940     -      Ile Val Leu Ser His Gln Gly Ile - # Lys Asn Lys Asn Lys Leu Val     Leu     #    960     -      Arg Leu Met Glu Gln Leu Val Tyr - # Pro Asn Pro Ala Ala Tyr Arg     Asp     #   975     -      Lys Leu Ile Arg Phe Ser Thr Leu - # Asn His Thr Asn Tyr Ser Glu     Leu     #                990     -      Ala Leu Lys Ala Ser Gln Leu Leu - # Glu Gln Thr Lys Leu Ser Glu     Leu     #           10050     -      Arg Ser Asn Ile Ala Arg Ser Leu - # Ser Glu Leu Glu Met Phe Thr     Glu     #       10205     -      Asp Gly Glu Asn Met Asp Thr Pro - # Lys Arg Lys Ser Ala Ile Asn     Glu     #  10405     -      Arg Ile Glu Asp Leu Val Ser Ala - # Ser Leu Ala Val Glu Asp Ala     Leu     # 10550     -      Val Gly Leu Phe Asp His Ser Asp - # His Thr Leu Gln Arg Arg Val     Val     #               10700 - #                1065     -      Glu Thr Tyr Ile Arg Arg Leu Tyr - # Gln Pro Tyr Val Val Lys Asp     Ser     #           10850     -      Val Arg Met Gln Trp His Arg Ser - # Gly Leu Leu Ala Ser Trp Glu     Phe     #       11005     -      Leu Glu Glu His Met Glu Arg Lys - # Asn Ile Gly Leu Asp Asp Pro     Asp     #  11205     -      Thr Ser Glu Lys Gly Leu Val Glu - # Lys Arg Ser Lys Arg Lys Trp     Gly     # 11350     -      Ala Met Val Ile Ile Lys Ser Leu - # Gln Phe Leu Pro Ser Ile Ile     Ser     #               11500 - #                1145     -      Ala Ala Leu Arg Glu Thr Lys His - # Asn Asp Tyr Glu Thr Ala Gly     Ala     #           11650     -      Pro Leu Ser Gly Asn Met Met His - # Ile Ala Ile Val Gly Ile Asn     Asn     #       11805     -      Gln Met Ser Leu Leu Gln Asp Ser - # Gly Asp Glu Asp Gln Ala Gln     Glu     #  12005     -      Arg Val Asn Lys Leu Ala Lys Ile - # Leu Lys Glu Glu Glu Val Ser     Ser     # 12150     -      Ser Leu Cys Ser Ala Gly Val Gly - # Val Ile Ser Cys Ile Ile Gln     Arg     #               12300 - #                1225     -      Asp Glu Gly Arg Thr Pro Met Arg - # His Ser Phe His Trp Ser Leu     Glu     #           12450     -      Lys Gln Tyr Tyr Val Glu Glu Pro - # Leu Leu Arg His Leu Glu Pro     Pro     #       12605     -      Leu Ser Ile Tyr Leu Glu Leu Asp - # Lys Leu Lys Gly Tyr Ser Asn     Ile     #  12805     -      Gln Tyr Thr Pro Ser Arg Asp Arg - # Gln Trp His Leu Tyr Thr Val     Thr     # 12950     -      Asp Lys Pro Val Pro Ile Lys Arg - # Met Phe Leu Arg Ser Leu Val     Arg     #               13100 - #                1305     -      Gln Ala Thr Met Asn Asp Gly Phe - # Ile Leu Gln Gln Gly Gln Asp     Lys     #           13250     -      Gln Leu Ser Gln Thr Leu Ile Ser - # Met Ala Phe Thr Ser Lys Cys     Val     #       13405     -      Leu Arg Ser Leu Met Asp Ala Met - # Glu Glu Leu Glu Leu Asn Ala     His     #  13605     -      Asn Ala Ala Met Lys Pro Asp His - # Ala His Met Phe Leu Cys Ile     Leu     # 13750     -      Arg Asp Glu Gln Ile Asp Asp Leu - # Val Pro Phe Pro Arg Arg Val     Glu     #               13900 - #                1385     -      Val Asn Ala Glu Asp Glu Glu Thr - # Thr Val Glu Met Ile Leu Glu     Glu     #           14050     -      Ala Ala Arg Glu Ile His Arg Ser - # Val Gly Val Arg Met His Arg     Leu     #       14205     -      Gly Val Cys Glu Trp Glu Val Arg - # Leu Trp Leu Val Ser Ser Gly     Leu     #  14405     -      Ala Cys Gly Ala Trp Arg Val Val - # Val Ala Asn Val Thr Gly Arg     Thr     # 14550     -      Cys Thr Val His Ile Tyr Arg Glu - # Val Glu Thr Pro Gly Arg Asn     Ser     #               14700 - #                1465     -      Leu Ile Tyr His Ser Ile Thr Lys - # Lys Gly Pro Leu His Glu Thr     Pro     #           14850     -      Ile Ser Asp Gln Tyr Lys Pro Leu - # Gly Tyr Leu Asp Arg Gln Arg     Leu     #       15005     -      Ala Ala Arg Arg Ser Asn Thr Thr - # Tyr Cys Tyr Asp Phe Pro Leu     Ala     #  15205     -      Phe Gly Thr Ala Leu Glu Leu Leu - # Trp Ala Ser Gln His Pro Gly     Val     # 15350     -      Lys Lys Pro Tyr Lys Asp Thr Leu - # Ile Asn Val Lys Glu Leu Val     Phe     #               15500 - #                1545     -      Ser Lys Pro Glu Gly Ser Ser Gly - # Thr Ser Leu Asp Leu Val Glu     Arg     #           15650     -      Pro Pro Gly Leu Asn Asp Phe Gly - # Met Val Ala Trp Cys Leu Asp     Met     #       15805     -      Ser Thr Pro Glu Phe Pro Met Gly - # Arg Lys Leu Leu Val Ile Ala     Asn     #  16005     -      Asp Val Thr Phe Lys Ala Gly Ser - # Phe Gly Pro Arg Glu Asp Ala     Phe     # 16150     -      Phe Leu Ala Val Thr Glu Leu Ala - # Cys Ala Lys Lys Leu Pro Leu     Ile     #               16300 - #                1625     -      Tyr Leu Ala Ala Asn Ser Gly Ala - # Arg Leu Gly Val Ala Glu Glu     Val     #           16450     -      Lys Ala Cys Phe Lys Val Gly Trp - # Ser Asp Glu Ile Ser Pro Glu     Asn     #       16605     -      Gly Phe Gln Tyr Ile Tyr Leu Ser - # Pro Glu Asp His Glu Arg Ile     Gly     #  16805     -      Ser Ser Val Ile Ala His Glu Val - # Lys Leu Ser Ser Gly Glu Thr     Arg     # 16950     -      Trp Val Ile Asp Thr Ile Val Gly - # Lys Glu Asp Gly Ile Gly Val     Glu     #               17100 - #                1705     -      Asn Leu Thr Gly Ser Gly Ala Ile - # Ala Gly Ala Tyr Ser Lys Ala     Tyr     #           17250     -      Asn Glu Thr Phe Thr Leu Thr Phe - # Val Ser Gly Arg Thr Val Gly     Ile     #       17405     -      Gly Ala Tyr Leu Ala Arg Leu Gly - # Met Arg Cys Ile Gln Arg Leu     Asp     #  17605     -      Gln Pro Ile Ile Leu Thr Gly Phe - # Ser Thr Leu Asn Lys Leu Leu     Gly     # 17750     -      Arg Glu Val Tyr Ser Ser His Met - # Gln Leu Gly Gly Pro Lys Ile     Met     #               17900 - #                1785     -      Gly Thr Asn Gly Val Val His Leu - # Thr Val Ser Asp Asp Leu Glu     Gly     #           18050     -      Val Ser Ala Ile Leu Asn Trp Leu - # Ser Tyr Ile Pro Ala Tyr Val     Gly     #       18205     -      Gly Pro Leu Pro Val Leu Ala Pro - # Leu Asp Pro Pro Glu Arg Ile     Val     #  18405     -      Glu Tyr Val Pro Glu Asn Ser Cys - # Asp Pro Arg Ala Ala Ile Ala     Gly     # 18550     -      Val Lys Asp Asn Thr Gly Lys Trp - # Leu Gly Gly Ile Phe Asp Lys     Asn     #               18700 - #                1865     -      Ser Phe Ile Glu Thr Leu Glu Gly - # Trp Ala Arg Thr Val Val Thr     Gly     #           18850     -      Arg Ala Lys Leu Gly Gly Ile Pro - # Val Gly Val Val Ala Val Glu     Thr     #       19005     -      Gln Thr Val Met Gln Ile Ile Pro - # Ala Asp Pro Gly Gln Leu Asp     Ser     #  19205     -      His Glu Arg Val Val Pro Gln Ala - # Gly Gln Val Trp Phe Pro Asp     Ser     # 19350     -      Ala Ala Lys Thr Ala Gln Ala Leu - # Met Asp Phe Asn Arg Glu Glu     Leu     #               19500 - #                1945     -      Pro Leu Phe Ile Leu Ala Asn Trp - # Arg Gly Phe Ser Gly Gly Gln     Arg     #           19650     -      Asp Leu Phe Glu Gly Ile Leu Gln - # Ala Gly Ser Thr Ile Val Glu     Asn     #       19805     -      Leu Arg Thr Tyr Arg Gln Pro Val - # Phe Val Tyr Ile Pro Met Met     Gly     #  20005     -      Glu Leu Arg Gly Gly Ala Trp Val - # Val Val Asp Ser Gln Ile Asn     Ser     # 20150     -      Asp Tyr Val Glu Met Tyr Ala Asp - # Glu Thr Ala Arg Gly Asn Val     Leu     #               20300 - #                2025     -      Glu Pro Glu Gly Thr Ile Glu Ile - # Lys Phe Arg Thr Lys Glu Leu     Leu     #           20450     -      Glu Cys Met Gly Arg Leu Asp Gln - # Lys Leu Ile Ser Leu Lys Ala     Lys     #       20605     -      Leu Gln Asp Ala Lys Gln Ser Glu - # Ala Tyr Ala Asn Ile Glu Leu     Leu     #  20805     -      Gln Gln Gln Ile Lys Ala Arg Glu - # Lys Gln Leu Leu Pro Val Tyr     Ile     # 20950     -      Gln Ile Ala Thr Lys Phe Ala Glu - # Leu His Asp Thr Ser Met Arg     Met     #               21100 - #                2105     -      Ala Ala Lys Gly Val Ile Lys Ser - # Val Val Glu Trp Ser Gly Ser     Arg     #           21250     -      Ser Phe Phe Tyr Lys Lys Leu Asn - # Arg Arg Ile Ala Glu Ser Ser     Leu     #       21405     -      Val Lys Asn Val Arg Glu Ala Ser - # Gly Asp Asn Leu Ala Tyr Lys     Ser     #  21605     -      Ser Met Arg Leu Ile Gln Asp Trp - # Phe Cys Asn Ser Asp Ile Ala     Lys     # 21750     -      Gly Lys Glu Glu Ala Trp Thr Asp - # Asp Gln Val Phe Phe Thr Trp     Lys     #               21900 - #                2185     -      Asp Asn Val Ser Asn Tyr Glu Leu - # Lys Leu Ser Glu Leu Arg Ala     Gln     #           22050     -      Lys Leu Leu Asn Gln Leu Ala Glu - # Ile Gly Asn Ser Ser Asp Leu     Gln     #       22205     -      Ala Leu Pro Gln Gly Leu Ala Asn - # Leu Leu Asn Lys Val Glu Pro     Ser     #  22405     -      Lys Arg Glu Glu Leu Val Ala Ala - # Ile Arg Lys Val Leu Gly     #  22505     __________________________________________________________________________ 

We claim:
 1. An isolated nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the Arabidosis cytosolic ACCase of SEQ ID No.
 3. 2. A DNA construct comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide of SEQ ID No. 3 operatively-linked to a nucleotide sequence encoding a plastid transit peptide.
 3. The DNA construct of claim 2 wherein the plastid transit peptide is a chloroplast transit peptide.
 4. A vector comprising the DNA construct of claim
 2. 5. A plant cell transformed with the vector of claim
 4. 6. A plant transformed with the DNA construct of claim
 2. 7. Seed of the plant of claim 6 comprising said DNA construct.
 8. A DNA construct comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a plant cytosolic acetyl-CoA carboxylase operatively-linked to a nucleotide sequence encoding a plastid transit peptide.
 9. A plant transformed with a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide of SEQ ID No.
 3. 10. A vector comprising the DNA construct of claim
 8. 11. A plant transformed with the vector of claim
 10. 12. A plant transformed with the DNA construct of claim
 8. 13. Seed of the plant of claim 12 comprising said DNA construct.
 14. The DNA construct of claim 8, wherein the plastid transit peptide is a chloroplast transit peptide. 